Railway Catering and Tourism
An Indian Railways subsidiary ' IRCTC was formed solely to handle catering and tourism agendas. Visit irctc.co.in to know about the wealth of services offered. This is an official website where customers can book rail tour packages, flights, tourist trains, cabs and hotels. Sensational offers such as 'Trivandrum Goa Package' for 5day 4night, which is priced at 6350 Rupees, are exciting and tempting. Also, IRCTC customers can book I-ticket, E-ticket, and season tickets with a few clicks of the mouse. While booking an I-ticket, one can plan a travel by registering with IRCTC and filling the 'Plan My Travel' webpage. There are user guides and quick book ticket guides available to assist customers with any issues they face when booking tickets from their mobile phones or computers/laptops.
With advance technology being incorporated in the IRCTC website, people from anywhere in the world can access any information they choose. PNR status and ticketing information can be accessed from mobile phones and netbooks/laptops from anywhere in the world. There are city tour packages starting from 500 Rupees/day. For example, Hyderabad tour per day will cost merely 700 Rupees. Customers can go to the PNR Status enquiry section on the website and get current PNR status instantly. There are Tatkal schemes, train schedules, train berth availability, and train running information on the Passenger Reservation enquiry webpage. Indian Railways bagged a National award for 'E-Governance' for utilizing the best citizen centric application in 2007. Apart from PNR status and online ticketing facilities, IRCTC is well known for cheap rail packages and innovative loyalty programs.
At the IRCTC zone, customers can avail railway cards offered by banks operated by the central government, book for Rajdhani menu, and Shubh Yatra scheme. Customers can call catering service to book a meal of their choice. There are special agents appointed by the Indian government to help customers get assistance when booking railway tickets. Shubh Yatra is also a loyalty program/scheme introduced by IRCTC to the advantage of travel freaks. Benefits include railway card points, traveling in AC coaches for a cheaper price and discounts offered on other facilities as well. Tourist trains are the best feature of Indian Railways. The Bharat Darshan, Fairy Queen, Hill Charters, and Deccan Odyssey are some of the exquisite and fabulous tourist trains. These trains can be booked as part of rail packages and holiday packages also. IRCTC continues to take Indian Railways to greater heights.
About the Author:
Steily william is freelance Railways and travel guide writer and is writing review articles on IRCTC, India Tourist Guide, PNR Status, India Tourist Guide, Train Tickets. For more details on the Train Tickets you can visit Zoomtra.com.